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Facebook is reportedly trying out an in-app search feature
Sharing links through the Facebook mobile app can sometimes be frustrating, especially when you have to search for a page in your browser and then jump back and forth between two apps to get it right. Now Facebook Inc is reportedly testing out a new feature that would allow users to search for and share ...
Google study shows nearly half of all video ads are never seen
Google Inc recently set out to see just how many video ads are actually being viewable, and it discovered that nearly half of all video ads are never seen. Viewability has become a key issue in marketing these days thanks to the countless analytics tools that measure ad impressions and reach. Marketers have a clearer picture than ever before ...
Co-op games can lead to “pro-social” behavior—if your partner is helpful
A new study from a researcher at Texas Tech University suggests that playing cooperative games can actually make you friendlier and less aggressive—as long as your partner isn’t an idiot. John Velez is an assistant professor of journalism and electronic media, and he set out to study the psychological effects that cooperative video games can ...
Guild Wars 2 hacker gets publicly shamed and executed in-game
The developers behind the popular MMO Guild Wars 2 took an interesting approach to punishing a known hacker in the game by publicly shaming and executing his character. The hacker, whose main character name was J T DarkSide, had been using a combination of exploits and cheats to ruin other players’ fun by teleporting across ...
Nintendo plans to release 5 smartphone games by 2017
Speculation has been swirling ever since Nintendo Co Ltd announced that it would start developing mobile games through a partnership with DeNA Co Ltd, and now the Japanese game maker has finally announced that five new games will be coming to smartphones by March 2017. “You may think it is a small number, but ...
Facebook study challenges the social media ‘echo chamber’ theory
Social media has often been criticized for allowing users to isolate themselves from different opinions by letting them pick and choose what content they want to see, but a new study published in the journal Science by some of Facebook Inc’s own data scientists says that the echo chamber effect it is not as bad as ...
Rockstar has no problem with GTA V mods, denies banning players
Earlier this week, large numbers of Grand Theft Auto V players claimed that they had been banned from Grand Theft Auto Online for using single player mods in GTA V. Today, Rockstar Games finally addressed the issue, saying that no such bans had taken place, and the developer is has no problem with single player mods. “We ...
Australia’s ‘intangible goods’ tax could make games even more expensive
A new bill proposed by the Australian federal government could make digital services like Netflix and Steam a lot more expensive for its citizens. The government is considering applying the goods and services tax (GST) to “intangible goods” like web service subscriptions and digital game downloads. The GST currently applies to physical imports priced higher ...
Nintendo characters and rides are coming to Universal Studios
Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Universal Parks & Resorts have announced a new partnership today that will introduce the Japanese developer’s most iconic characters and games to Universal theme parks. “Nintendo has created remarkable and imaginative worlds filled with captivating stories and beloved characters,” the official statement says. “Now, for the first time, those stories and characters will ...
Reddit is launching its own video platform called Reddit Video
Community driven content aggregator Reddit.com will be launching its own multimedia service called Reddit Video. Reddit co-founder and Y Combinator partner Alexis Ohanion announced Reddit Video on stage during the recent TechCrunch Disrupt NY conference. According to Ohanion, the goal behind Reddit Video is to bring more original content to the site, which has long billed ...
